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--- a/docs/readme.txt
+++ b/docs/readme.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-               wxWidgets 2.9.4 Release Notes
+               wxWidgets 2.9.5 Release Notes
                =============================
 
 Welcome to the latest release of wxWidgets, a free cross-platform C++
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ thread handling, and so on. You can learn more about wxWidgets at
 
 wxWidgets sources are available for download from
 
-        https://sourceforge.net/projects/wxwindows/files/2.9.4/
+        https://sourceforge.net/projects/wxwindows/files/2.9.5/
 
 or
 
-        ftp://ftp.wxwidgets.org/pub/2.9.4/
+        ftp://ftp.wxwidgets.org/pub/2.9.5/
 
 Please see the "Files" section below for the description of various
 files available at these locations.
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ files available at these locations.
 A detailed reference manual including in-depth overviews for various
 topics is supplied in various formats and can be accessed online at
 
-        http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.9.4/
+        http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.9.5/
 
 
-Note about naming: while 2.9.4 is called a "development" release,
+Note about naming: while 2.9.5 is called a "development" release,
 this only means that API is not guaranteed to remain unchanged in the
 subsequent 2.9.x releases (although it is still likely that it will),
 unlike in the stable 2.8.x branch. We believe the current version is
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ when using a release build of the library, was much improved making
 it less likely that you use the library incorrectly. Many new GUI
 and base classes have been added or improved.
 
+Compared to the previous 2.9.3 release the most important change is
+the addition of new, still experimental, GTK+ 3 support in wxGTK.
+But the main focus of this release is on incremental improvements
+and fixing defects in preparation for 3.0 release. In particular,
+wxOSX/Cocoa port has been significantly improved.
+
 Please see the file docs/changes.txt for more details and make sure
 to read the section "Incompatible changes since 2.8" if you upgrade
 from a previous wxWidgets release.
@@ -102,6 +108,11 @@ In addition to the sources, documentation in HTML, CHM and HTB
 for Microsoft Windows. Notice that you will still need to compile
 wxWidgets even when using the installer.
 
+Experimentally, we also supply binaries of wxMSW libraries built
+with several versions of Microsoft Visual C++ compiler for this
+release. They are available in the "binaries" subdirectory, see
+the description of the files in the README file there.
+
 
 Installation
 ------------
@@ -122,6 +133,7 @@ For licensing information, please see the files:
   docs/licendoc.txt
   docs/gpl.txt
   docs/lgpl.txt
+  docs/xserver.txt
 
 Although this may seem complex, it is there to allow authors of
 proprietary/commercial applications to use wxWidgets in addition
@@ -161,7 +173,7 @@ Documentation
 -------------
 
 wxWidgets documentation is available online at
-http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.9.4/ and can also be downloaded in HTML
+http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.9.5/ and can also be downloaded in HTML
 format. To generate documentation in other formats (PDF, CHM, ...)
 please use the scripts in docs/doxygen directory.